It occurred to me on the weekend when I was waterproofing the floor of my new bathroom that I was probably going overboard.
But lots of DIY guys go the other way and skimp on waterproofing, which is nuts given the problems a leaking bathroom can cause. Tradies often take shortcuts on waterproofing and the problems don't become apparent till they have long gone.
Waterproofing stuff is cheap, but it takes a bit of time to do properly.
This bathroom is a spare one outside in our yard - next to the building I'm renovating. So it's not even inside the house.
I first made sure there were no holes or high spots.
Then I primed it all.
Then I did the edges and 100mm up the walls with matting and blue goop.
Then I did the floor with matting and blue goop.
Then the next day I did a second coat of blue goop.
I concentrated on the corners and the junctions where the floor meets the walls.
And I did the whole room. A lot of people say it's really just the shower area that needs doing, but it's not expensive so in the three PPOR bathrooms I have done I always done the whole thing. I figure once you have blue goop all over your hands and bits of matting stuck in your hair you might as well keep going.
I'll do the walls next. The corners will be taped.
But lots of DIY guys go the other way and skimp on waterproofing, which is nuts given the problems a leaking bathroom can cause. Tradies often take shortcuts on waterproofing and the problems don't become apparent till they have long gone.
Waterproofing stuff is cheap, but it takes a bit of time to do properly.
This bathroom is a spare one outside in our yard - next to the building I'm renovating. So it's not even inside the house.
I first made sure there were no holes or high spots.
Then I primed it all.
Then I did the edges and 100mm up the walls with matting and blue goop.
Then I did the floor with matting and blue goop.
Then the next day I did a second coat of blue goop.
I concentrated on the corners and the junctions where the floor meets the walls.
And I did the whole room. A lot of people say it's really just the shower area that needs doing, but it's not expensive so in the three PPOR bathrooms I have done I always done the whole thing. I figure once you have blue goop all over your hands and bits of matting stuck in your hair you might as well keep going.
I'll do the walls next. The corners will be taped.